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precertification claim date

precert_clm_dt
claims
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The claim submission date for a pre-service authorization. Used to track temporal information related to precertification claim date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for precertification management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

precert_clm_dt

Category

claims

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  precert_clm_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- precertification claim date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  precert_clm_dt as precertification_claim_date
FROM claims;

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